5 Batsmen With Most Runs In Test Cricket In 2023
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The year 2023 saw a lot of Test cricket action, be it the Border-Gavaskar trophy (India vs Australia), the World Test Championship final (Australia vs India), the Ashes (England vs Australia), and many other series for the new WTC Cycle (2023-2025). Red-ball cricket is the longest format of the game and is also regarded as the toughest format of the game because of the red ball that always troubles the batters in most conditions.
Australia completely dominated the Test circuit in 2023. Apart from losing the Border-Gavaskar trophy in India, Australia won the WTC Final and also retained the Ashes in England. Australian batters especially dominated the year 2023 in red-ball cricket as four of the top five run-getters in Red-ball cricket in 2023 were Australians. They were the best side and deserved to be called the champions in the longest format.
5 Batsmen With Most Runs In Test Cricket In 2023
1. Usman Khawaja
The Australian opener had a terrific run in Red-ball cricket this year. He scored 1210 runs in 13 Test matches at a massive average of 52.61. He smashed six half-centuries and three centuries in Australia’s longest format and got his highest individual score of 195* against South Africa at Sydney in January 2023. Usman Khawaja also scored a 180 against India during the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Ahmedabad on a spinning track.
2. Steven Smith
Steven Smith was at his best in his favorite format as he amassed 929 runs in 13 games with an average of 42.23. He smashed three half-centuries and also three centuries in Red-ball cricket in 2023. Smith scored a hundred in the finals of the World Test Championship against India in the first innings.
He also scored a hundred in Lords getting his name on the honors board at the Mecca of Cricket. The third Test against England during the Ashes was the 100th Test of his career. He is the fourth-highest run-getter for Australia in red-ball cricket.
3. Travis Head
Another Australian on the list with 919 runs in 12 matches at an average of 41.77. Travis Head was the Player of The Match in the World Test Championship Finals. He played a brilliant knock of 163 against India in the first innings of the Finals. He has five half-centuries and a century to his name in the longest format this year. Travis Head is known for his aggressive approach in Red-ball cricket as he loves to take on the bowlers from the start.
4. Marnus Labuschagne
Although his average was not the best this year, Marnus Labuschagne accumulated 803 runs in 13 Test matches for Australia. He was also the No.1 Test batter earlier in the year but now stands at No.8 in the ICC Test Rankings. Marnus Labuschagne managed to get four half-centuries in 2023 in Red-ball cricket. He also scored a century which came against England at the Old Trafford where he scored 111.
5. Joe Root
The only English batter in the top five run-getters in Red-ball cricket in 2023, Joe Root amassed 787 runs in just eight Test matches at a massive average of 65.58. He smashed five half-centuries and two centuries in 2023. His centuries came against New Zealand where he scored 153* at the Basin Reserve and against Australia during the Ashes where he smashed 118* at Edgbaston.
